Global Trade and Customs Journal for practitioners around the world

Jeffrey L. Snyder
Jeffrey L. Snyder
Partner, attorney, Crowell & Moring LLP, United States of America
Published 17 May 2021
Global Trade and Customs Journal for practitioners around the world
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Global Trade and Customs Journal (GTCJ) is a journal for practitioners around the world. It started 16 years ago. How was the idea born? What are the main topics covered in the GTCJ? What are the most challenging and rewarding aspects of being on the editorial board of the Journal? The general editor Jeffrey L. Snyder kindly agreed to answer these and other interview questions.

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